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Netanyahu and Kushner Left Dispute Over Strikes on Oct. 7 Terrorists Unresolved

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration split into two panels: at left Jared Kushner in a dark suit stands behind a lectern bearing a circular eagle emblem, both hands raised mid-gesture as he speaks against a blue backdrop; at right Benjamin Netanyahu in a dark suit and blue tie leans toward a microphone on a boom arm with his hands open before him against a slate-blue backdrop, drawn in warm ochre and slate-blue chalk and pastel strokes with cross-hatching on sepia newsprint.

Netanyahu's four hour meeting Monday in Jerusalem with U.S. special envoy Jared Kushner ended with no agreement on Israel's continued strikes against Hamas operatives who took part in the October 7, 2023 invasion, according to an official present and a second source briefed on the talks. Netanyahu insisted the strikes would continue, frustrating the visiting Board of Peace delegation. Kushner said he would not oppose strikes on those posing an imminent threat, but cautioned that the rationale should not be widely interpreted. He also objected to Netanyahu barring recruits for the new Palestinian police force from training in Egypt. Kushner wants Hamas to begin handing over weapons within a month.

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